The two Manchester clubs attempt to qualify tonight- United look fairly likely to do so, City less so. Still possible for them though.

Barnsley are on a bit of a run now, eh? What happened to Palace's early season form? You look away from the Championship for just, I dunno, two months and it's all change ...

Apparently Roma want Kyle Walker, Anelka is definitely off to China (perhaps even before January) and Milan have agreed personal terms with Carlos Tevez. The other transfer guff is stepping up a few gears now ...

The Santos injury was annoying but otherwise not sure why there's so much pissing and moaning over our game last night, considering it was meaningless. Squillaci isn't very good and the back up goalies aren't much better? Arshavin can't be arsed? This news all comes as a huge shock!

I was more concerned about the trial seeing as that was imminent, but it appears that Keys' and Gray's chatting about the case on the radio may result in it being out back, in which case Harry can concentrate on ensuring we win all our remaining games.

He was so frustrating. We absolutely loved him because we knew that he absolutely loved the club and was doing his best. But at the same time we knew he was his own worst enemy, and at times we just wanted him to admit how bad we were.

The worst one is '27,000 people' after the Stoke game I think. "Rafa, what do you think of the referee tonight?"

but he was hardly Germany's first choice for an extended period of time, was he? Especially when you consider how long his international career lasted. There were suggestions that Kahn had upset plenty of people in the Germany camp and lost his place because of that more than anything else.

The idea that you don't lose a league game all season in spite of your keeper is an amusing one though. I can understand fans of other teams not liking him much considering how abrasive he was, but the idea he wasn't that great is rubbish.

Played every minute of the unbeaten season and set the Champions League record for minutes without conceding, including clean sheets against Real and Juve and a penalty save in the last minute of the semi final, often behind a back four which included Senderos, Eboue and Flamini.

He had his dodgy moments, not least in that final, and I understand why people might think he's a nob, but to suggest he wasn't a good keeper is clearly bollocks.

Szczesny is better than any foreign keeper Man City have had (at the time of them playing for the club), and will given time turn out to be a better player than Joe Hart, and one of the top goalkeepers in the world. Though probably not at Arsenal.

From Poland: This is pretty much true, although most people here prefer ski jumpers and speedway drivers to footballers, but people generally seem to love keepers because it's the one position Poland has ever been good at, to quote someone here.

But Szczesny has it in him to be a great keeper. Hart is the best English keeper we have had for a while, but is a frightfully dull smalltown kid. He'll never be succesful at a big club because he won't go abroad and can't sign for Man Utd due to his association with Etihad FC. Might play for England until his 30s but he'll never be a great.

I can see Szczesny taking the number 1 spot at Barcelona in a few seasons, if he fulfils his potential.

Especially as it hasn't been backed up by his performance on the field.

Off the field, apparently when Barton, SWP, Luke Young et al joined, they brought the training intensity up substantially. This didn't play too well with Adel who's used to doing whatever he wants. A few choice words were had.

At Fulham he was brought off at half time and asked to leave early leading to Busgate

At half time in the Spurs game apparently the whole team gave him what for. He hasn't featured since. He had a *stomach bug* for the City game and then apparently forgot his passport for the Stoke game and was stuck in Morocco. Those games coindicentally were the best we've played all season, and with us switching to 4 4 2. Our previous formation was basically built around Taarabt which is troublesome when he isn't performing.

Thing is in August we needed to exact our price or keep him, because otherwise we had no hope. Now we have an owner who actually you know, cares about the team, we can let him go

about how managers come across in interviews. It's something I haven't always been above myself, but 99% of the time managers are just playing the game, shifting blame or praise to places it suits them, the players or the club (perhaps all three) because they have to in such a rabid media environment.

I can definitely see why Mourinho wound people up and how not everyone would take to Villas-Boas based on his remarks this season, but I really don't think anything they say matters.

One of my favourite post-match interviewees this season has been Warnock- completely disingenuous and a huge hypocrite, but just doing part of his job.

Totally desperate to have a dig at referees and other teams, but pretending to just be happy to be having some humble fun in the big league. The TV lights bouncing off those big massive gnashers... urgh.

Loads of places are reporting that Wolves are signing him in January (to the extent one journo says he heard it from McCarthy himself). I know he was meant to be one of City's bright young things alongside Micah Richards a while ago now but it shocked me to learn he's actually 25 and thus probably as good as he'll get... Does he just need to get some regular games? Because from what I've seen of him he's not that much better than what we've already got.

Is class. A really good, strong, quick and intelligent defender. It breaks my heart to see a blue get shown the door but he probably thought his opinion on the management was worth more than it actually was. I reckon he'd slot comortably into a team from 6th place downards.

a centre midfielder after scraping by for the past 2 years. Carrick is the only one of them that should be getting a regular game, Anderson isnt as good as he should be, Fletcher hasnt been the same for 18months or so, Cleverley's way too young, Giggs too old and Jones is stupidly overrated.

i was hoping for a trophyless season, and while that will no doubt happen (europa league isnt a 'trophy') they've been given a wake-up call that'll undoubtedly end with them spending £50mil on modric, and as much as i think he's overrated, he's exactly what they need and will probably he'll salvage what little is left of their season